
W.A. Bishop
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-02-08
Day of Death
1956-09-11 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
W.A. Bishop
Biography
Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross. During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
From Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
(1942)
Captains of the Clouds
as Himself
(1940)
Wings of Youth
as Himself (as Air Marshal W.A. Bishop)